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Long‑range committee recommends renewing Kyrene M&O override, urges earlier ballot placement
Summary
The district’s long‑range planning committee voted to recommend renewing the maintenance‑and‑operations override and favored placing the item on the November 2025 ballot so the district retains funding continuity and avoids a mid‑cycle revenue decline.
A majority of members of Kyrene’s long‑range planning committee recommended the Governing Board seek voter approval to continue the district’s maintenance‑and‑operations (M&O) override and signaled support for placing the measure on the November 2025 ballot, committee members and staff told the board on April 22.
The committee reviewed the override’s mechanics and fiscal role: district staff said the override currently provides roughly $15 million annually for day‑to‑day operations and supports about 200 teaching positions across the district. Under Arizona law the M&O override can be renewed; the statute…
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